DOT’s Bisita, Be My Guest program awards first raffle winners
Department
of
Tourism
(DOT)
Secretary
Christina
Garcia
Frasco
on
Sunday
(Sept.
17) congratulated
the first
set
of
winners
in
the
online
referral
tourism
program,
Bisita,
Be
My
Guest
(BBMG).
“On
behalf
of
the
Department
of
Tourism,
I
extend
my
congratulations
to
the
first
batch
of
winners
of
the
Bisita,
Be
My
Guest
program.
Thousands
of
Filipinos
responded
to
the
call
of
President
Ferdinand
“Bongbong”
Marcos
Jr.
to
become
Tourism
ambassadors
for
The
Philippines
by
inviting
foreign
visitors
to
come
and
experience
the
warmth
and
love
of
the
Filipino
people
and
discover
the
many
reasons
to
Love
The
Philippines.
A
unique
and
memorable
Philippine
experience
awaits
you.
Be
our
guest,
you
will
love
the
Philippines,” Secretary
Frasco
said
in
a
video
message.
The
tourism
chief
further
emphasized
that
the
referral
program,
in
partnership
with
the
Department
of
Migrant
Workers
(DMW),
specifically
caters
to
the
Filipino
diaspora,
with
a
particular
focus
on
overseas
Filipino
workers
who
have
been
exceptional
global
ambassadors
of
the
Philippines’
beauty,
wealth,
and
diversity.
She
expressed
her
hope
that
this
incentivized
program
would
motivate
more
Filipinos
worldwide
to
participate.
In
response
to
the
referral
incentive
program,
sponsors
and
invitees
secured
holiday
packages
to
select
Philippine
destinations:
CAMIGUIN:
Ralph
Regie
Llosala
(sponsor),
a
government
employee
from
Mandaluyong
City,
invited
his
Filipino-American
family
friend,
Victor
Paulo
(invitee),
a
retired
civil
engineer
from
Las
Vegas,
Nevada
(represented
by
his
daughter
Rebecca
Feria),
both
won
a
travel
package
to
Camiguin
Island.
SIARGAO:
Joyce
Marie
De
Castro
(sponsor),
a
Filipina
ceramic
artist
in
Tutzing,
Germany,
invited
her
German
stepdaughter,
Sophie
Kölling
(invitee),
and
they
were
both
awarded
a
holiday
trip
to
Siargao
Island.
BOHOL:
Faith
Cabiles
(sponsor),
a
government
employee
from
Davao
City,
sponsored
her
uncle,
Fernando
Montero
(invitee),
a
New
Jersey,
USA
resident
and
retired
engineer,
and
will
now
visit
Bohol
together.
LEYTE:
Faith
Cabiles
(sponsor)
likewise
invited
her
aunt,
Angelita
Montero
(invitee),
also
a
US
resident
working
as
a
nurse;
both
won
a
travel
package
to
Leyte.
As
one
of
the
platinum
sponsors,
Cebu
Pacific
Air
generously
provided
overseas
winners
with
free
round-trip
international
air
tickets
to
and
from
their
origin
countries,
along
with
domestic
round-trip
air
tickets
to
and
from
local
destinations
for
all
winners.
The
winners
will
enjoy
complimentary
accommodations
and
dining
experiences
at
premier
properties,
including
the
Nouveau
Resort
in
Camiguin;
Nay
Palad
Hideaway
in
Siargao,
as
well
as
Conrad
Hotel
in
Pasay
City;
Bluewater
Panglao
Beach
Resort
and
Bellevue
Resort
in
Panglao,
Bohol;
and
The
Oriental
Hotel
in
Leyte.
